The soapie 7de Laan confirmed on their social media accounts on Monday, 17 July that their final episode will air on 26 December 2023.

The show also thanked its loyal viewers for being on the journey with the soapie for over twenty years.

@MonwabisiMbonda: “This is sad. Where will we find a Afrikaans soapie now? This is diversity.”

 

 
@Sharon_R_Nyika: “Your show used to be nice when Paula was still there sad ending though.”

@angie43639902: “I perfected my Afrikaans by watching the soapie. Who will forget my favourite Paula, Xander, Oupa, Ouma ‘Piernatjie’, Charmaine and the late Themsie.”

@Hashtag_Sbonelo: “Classic show used to watch the repeat from school back in days…that old theme song was epic.”Viewers of the popular SABC2 soapie 7de Laan agreed that the show has never been the same since Oubaas (played by Pierre van Pletzen), his on-screen wife, Hilda (Annelisa Weiland), and Paula van der Lecq (Diaan Lawrenson) exited the show years ago.

Van Pletzen, who was arguably one of the most likeable characters, left the show six years ago, with Weiland following suit.

Paula and Oom Oubaas brought humour and liveliness to 7de Laan and even made non-Afrikaans speakers want to watch the show.

The fan-favourite characters, who kept viewers glued to the screen for more than a decade were not the only fan favourites who exited the show.

Others characters who left the Laan, include Charmaine Meintjies (Vinette Ebrahim), Vince Meintjies (Jacques Blignaut), Xander Meintjies (Theodore Jantjies) and Matron Netta Nortjie (Annelize van der Ryst).